List of ship launches in 1668

The list of ship launches in 1668 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1668.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class	Notes
1 February	Kingdom of France	Rodolphe Gédéon	Toulon	Royal Louis	First rate ship of the line	For French Navy.
10 March	England	Deptford Dockyard	Deptford	Charles	First rate ship of the line	For Royal Navy. [1]
29 March	Kingdom of France		Toulon	Dauphin Royal	First rate ship of the line	For French Navy.
28 April	Kingdom of France	Laurent Coulomb	Toulon	Monarque	Second rate ship of the line	For French Navy. [2]
April	Kingdom of France		Dieppe	Dieppoise	Dieppoise-class frigate	For French Navy.[ citation needed ]
April	Kingdom of France		Dieppe	Gaillarde	Dieppoise-class frigate	For French Navy.[ citation needed ]
April	England			Providence	Fireship	For Royal Navy. [3]
7 May	Hamburg		Hamburg	Emperor Leopold	Ship of the Line	For Admiralty of Hamburg. [4]
May	Russia		Dedinovo	Oryol	Sixth rate frigate	For Imperial Russian Navy.
31 July	Sweden	Francis Sheldon	Stockholm	Kronan	First rate ship of the line	For Royal Swedish Navy.
11 September	Kingdom of France	Jean Esnault	Le Havre	Rouen	Third rate ship of the line	For French Navy. [5]
21 December	England	William Castle	London	Bombay Merchant	East Indiaman	For British East India Company. [6]
22 December	England	Portsmouth Dockyard	Portsmouth	Nonsuch	Fifth rate frigate	For Royal Navy.
December	Kingdom of France		Brest	Royal Duc	First rate ship of the line	For French Navy.
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Dunkerque	Bommel	Fifth rate	For Dutch Republic Navy. [7]
Unknown date	England	Baylie	Bristol	Edgar	Third rate ship of the line	For Royal Navy.
Unknown date	Kingdom of France	Laurent Hubac	Brest	Galant	Fourth rate ship of the line	For French Navy. [8]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France	Laurent Hubac	Brest	Fleuron	Fourth rate ship of the line	For French Navy. [9]
Unknown date	Hamburg	Admiralitätswerft	Hamburg	Leopoldus Primus	Fourth rate ship of the line	For Admiralty of Hamburg. [10]
Unknown date	Kingdom of France		Dunkerque	Levrier	Privateer	For Jacques de Clerk. [11]
Unknown date	Spain			Nuestra Señora de la Almudena	Ship of the line	For Spanish Navy.[ citation needed ]
Unknown date	Spain			Santa Ana	Third rate ship of the line	For Spanish Navy. [12]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic		Zeeland	Suriname	Sixth rate	For Dutch Republic Navy. [13]
Unknown date	Dutch Republic			Leiden	Fourth rate	For Dutch Republic Navy. [14]

References

1. "British First Rate ship of the line 'Charles' (1668)". Threedecks. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
2. "French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Monarque' (1668)". Three Decks. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
3. "British fireship 'Providence' (1668)". Threedecks. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
4. "No. 259". The London Gazette . 9 May 1667. p. 2.
5. "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Rouen' (1668)". Threedecks. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
6. "British Merchant east indiaman 'Bombay Merchant' (1668)". Threedecks. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
7. "Dutch Fifth Rate ship 'Bommel' (1668)". Threedecks. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
8. "French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Galant' (1668)". Three Decks. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
9. "French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Fleuron' (1668)". Threedecks. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
10. "Hanseatic Fourth Rate frigate 'Leopoldus Primus' (1668)". Threedecks. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
11. "French Privateer 'Levrier' (1668)". Threedecks. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
12. "Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Santa Ana' (1668)". Three Decks. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
13. "Dutch Sixth Rate ship 'Suriname' (1668)". Three Decks. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
14. "Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Leiden' (1668)". Three Decks. Retrieved 23 August 2019.